2nd Audiophile, or just get a Delta44

[Panic]

Anyone ever run dual Audiophile 2496 cards? I have one, but want a couple extra ins and outs, so I figure it's either; set up a second Audiophile, or replace it with a Delta44.

Any thoughts, advice, recommendations?

Thanks

[jojodiver]

I had two Audiophile24/96 in the same computer once, but to be able to get them to sync, I had to run a cable from spdif out of the first card to spdif in on the secons. so what I ended up with was 4 analog ins and outs but only two in and out spdif.

..now I run two Delta1010 in the same computer. same thing. it works as long as I use the digital out of the first unit to sync the other unit. I never got the internal sync to work.
J

[Panic]

Thanks. it seems the 1010 isn't much more expensive than the 44 and it has midi io, that the 44 does not.

[drumphil]

66 44 and 1010 have balanced IO. Delta 1010lt does not. Both 1010 and 1010lt have spdif, midi and wordclock IO. 66 has spdif, but no wordclock or midi.

I never got the internal sync to work.

Wasn't aware there was such a thing. Internal sync usually means the cards run on their own clocks and aren't linked, hence won't work.

[Smurf]

I had 2 Delat66 & the 2496 in this system for a few with no trouble whatsoever under Reaper. I just selected the master in the M-Audio control panel software and away it went!

[Panic]

Thanks guys.

I picked up a 1010lt 2nd hand. I don't need balanced IO, so it should do the job.